419 scam: "Mr.Edward Nana" <mr.edwardnana1976@hotmail.co.uk> Re From Mr. Edward Nana, Can I Trust You??

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.edward.nana1976@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Edward Nana" <mr.edwardnana1976@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr.edwardna1976@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 08:13:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re From Mr. Edward Nana, Can I Trust You??

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS EDWARD NANA. I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF A BANK,

TAKORADI BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF GHANA.I GOT YOUR

PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH MY SEARCH ON WEBSITE. I WRITE YOU

THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH. I AM 44 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO

LOVELY KIDS.I AM A MAN OF PEACE,I HAVE PACKAGED A

FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I.

AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE BANK, IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A

FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE

END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2009

BUSINESS REPORT,I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE

MANAGER MADE EXCESS PROFIT WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE

OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.

I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT

WITH NO BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY

CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY. SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST

ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY AND GET 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS

COMMISSION.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED. IT WILL BE A BANK

TO BANK TRANSFER. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE

ORIGINAL

DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUND WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO

THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATION.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. KINDLY

GET BACK TO ME WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME

2) YOUR ADDRESS

3) YOUR OCCUPATION

4) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

5) YOUR MARITAL STATUS

6) YOUR AGE

THROUGH THIS ADDRESS:mr.edward.nana1976@hotmail.co.uk

YOURS TRULY,

MR.EDWARD NANA

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